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This page consists of a number of links (via the logos) to local attractions,
as well as a selection of other preserved railways and associated groups. If
you spot one that is out of date or broken, please contact me so that I can do something about it!
Public Transport in the area
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Northern Rail run train services in the area - see their website for details of available services.
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www.dalesbus.org - Details of bus and
rail services in the Yorkshire Dales, including buses to the railway - recent changes are now available.
For a list of the buses that serve the railway, please see our location page.
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Check train times for the national network via the Network Rail website.
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See our Location page for details of how to get
to the railway, and for other public transport
links.
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Check train times and book tickets on the National Rail Network.
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PTI is the official resource for travellers using public transport in the
UK.
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Attractions and Services in the local area
Food, Drink & Accommodation
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General Information
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There are three pubs in the Embsay area, all of which offer food, and two also offer accommodation.
The Elm Tree Inn, Embsay
Chris, Janet and staff offer a warm welcome
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Traditional Home Cooked Food Served Lunchtimes & Evenings
(No Smoking area available)
A choice of superb wines
Five Cask Ales!
We are listed in the 2004 Good Beer Guide
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Bed & Breakfast accommodation available
The Elm Tree Inn, Embsay
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Directions:
Walk out along the station's driveway. Turn right, crossing the main road carefully. Walk up the hill following the road,
passing a turning on your right. As the road bends to the right sharply, the pub is in front of you.
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The Masons Arms, Eastby
Situated less than a mile away from Embsay in the quiet village of Eastby.
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The Masons Arms is a friendly village pub serving food at lunchtimes and evenings using the finest local produce.
Ample car parking facilities.
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Three diamond rated with the English Tourist Council for B&B.
Masons Arms, Eastby
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Directions:
Drive (or walk) out of the station drive, turning right up the main road through Embsay. Continue along here, past the Elm
Tree Inn and Post Office. Take the first road left, (signposted to Eastby) and continue along here, past the church, and
round the right bend. Continue along for about 1/2 of a mile and the Masons Arms is on your right with parking behind the
pub.
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The Cavendish Arms, Embsay
A village Inn serving restaurant food.
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All our food is homemade using the freshest ingredients, by chef and licencee Owen Pugh, and served in our non-smoking
restaurant.
Traditional hand pulled ales and an interesting wine list.
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Food served Tues - Sun: 12-2pm (Sun 2:30) & 6-9pm
The Cavendish Arms, Embsay
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Directions:
Walk out along the station's driveway. Turn left onto the main road and walk down the hill for a couple of hunderd yards.
The pub is on your left with views of the Railway from outside.
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Links and local information for Skipton, North Yorkshire.
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Listing of events going on in North Yorkshire, attractions as
well as accommodation details if you want to stay in the area.
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This is a website about Pendle area, including links and details of attractions.
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This website covers the whole of Yorkshire, detailing where to
stay, what to go and see, with links to related websites.
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A company supplying holiday homes to 100,000 people a year at
six locations in Yorkshire.
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Hotel and guest house directory
for the UK - on-line bookings for most hotels
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Local Attractions
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The Yorkshire Estate of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire is open all year.
The website provides a comprehensive guide to the estate, including the
priory, Cavendish Pavillion and Strid Wood.
A map is available of the footpath that runs
between Bolton Abbey Station, Bolton Abbey village and the rest of the Bolton
Abbey Estate, including the priory.
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Private Cruises and Public Trips on one of the most beautiful
stretches of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
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Over 900 years old, Skipton Castle is one of the most complete
and best preserved medieval castles in England and is well worth a visit at
any season of the year.
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This page and its associated links show pictures of the Priory
(more commonly known as Bolton Abbey) and a few of the surrounding area.
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Related Railway Websites
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This website is being developed to provide further information about the
departments on the railway. It will give details of the departments' past,
present and future activities, as well as more information for those who are
interested in working on the line.
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Embsay Station is home to one of the finest bookshops - specialising in books
on railways, canals and industrial subjects. Many rare and out-of-print books
can be found, and their new website contains details of some of the books as
well as mail order details. On-line ordering is now in operation!
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The journal of the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and the Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust.
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This club caters for children up to the age of 9 on the Embsay &
Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. This website contains information for the children
as well as stories, puzzles and pictures by other members.
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www.lambtonlocomotivestrust.co.uk - this
website details the former Lambton Colliery engines that survive in preservation. Among these is No.29 which has been a
popular visitor to the railway in the past, and is normally based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
www.lyrs.org.uk - this
website is for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. Their 2003 AGM is due to be held on the railway,
as there are several items of L&Y rolling stock based here.
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This site gives detailed information about Class 107 Ltd
- the group which owns and maintains the DMU which is based on
the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.
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This site has a detailed listing of all the carriages in
Stephen Middleton's 'Stately Trains' vintage carriage
collection. It also contains up-to-date information on the
progress with their restoration. More information about the
'Strawberry Specials' can also be found here.
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This page has Sentinel Ann's history in more detail than our
page, and is worth looking at if you are interested in finding out more
about this small steam engine.
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This website has a lot of information about industrial steam engines, and this
page in particular looks at the South Hetton railways, including our own
69. Whilst there isn't a lot on this locomotive, there
are some interesting photographs of the railway systems at work.
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This site details the progress being made on S112, which
is based on the railway and undergoing a heavy overhaul. It also has details
of its industrial history and news of the other surviving locomotives of the
same class.
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The North Wales Coast Railway's website is not linked to the railway directly,
but proves popular with some of our members and so has been included here!
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The LEEDS FIRST project has meant that the railway has been given the
trackwork for the new shed complex - see Latest News
for details. This is Railtrack's website detailing the Leeds First project.
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GrantRail were working on the railway with some of their new machines for ballast regulation and
tamping, and this is the company's website.
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Other Railways
Owing to there being a large number of heritage railways on the internet, I have stopped providing links to them all
individually as it has become rather tricky to maintain. To find other preserved line, please use the link to "UK Heritage
Railways" below.
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A listing of the heritage railways of the UK. Also:
For news from other railways on the web.
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A lot of railway links!
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iRail is possibly the only UK based Web Directory / Search engine dedicated to Model Railways and Railways.
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The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is run by the owner of
No.22, and has strong links to the Railway. The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is just North of Leek in
Staffordshire. The lake railway uses miniature narrow gauge steam locomotives on its trains to give a 3 mile return trip
along the side of Rudyard Lake.
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- an interesting and informative site about Carnforth Station and surrounding railways.
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A preserved railway in France!
http://siteducheminot.free.fr/
'Le Chemin de fer de la Vallée de l’Eure' is at Gare de Pacy-sur
Eure, 27120 PACY-SUR-EURE, FRANCE, and was featured in 'Today's Railways'
November 2001 issue. It is close to Evreux and about 40 miles from Paris
heading towards Le Havre via Monet's Garden at Giverney.
T & R Models - retail outlet aimed at
model railway enthusiasts of all ages.
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M.N.L.P.S. - Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society
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Panamint Cinema - Small but growing
video label, just released "West Highland" on video, a 1960's BBC documentary.
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